Anna Wintour\u2019s cameo stirred a lot of controversy <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
It\u2019s been 20 years, yet the hype around The Devil Wears Prada 2 is huge \u2013 especially considering a lot of people buzzing around it were still in primary school when the first film came out.<\/p>\n
With so many of the original cast featuring in the sequel, it\u2019s always a gamble whether it\u2019s going to pay homage to the original or if it\u2019ll feel like a cheap Mean Girls 2-esque knock off.<\/p>\n
Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci are all in the sequel, as well as other famous names including Justin Theroux and Lucy Liu.<\/p>\n
But there are a number of celebrity cameos which had to be cut from The Devil Wears Prada 2 \u2013 here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n
Anna Wintour<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Arguably, this would have made for an incredible celebrity cameo, especially given Anna Wintour\u2019s real-life influence on fashion and everything that comes with it. She\u2019s recognisable by a bob and sunglasses for a reason, having served as the lead chairperson of the Met Gala global fashion event since the 1990s.<\/p>\n
But director, David Frankel, explained<\/a> she was almost too famous to feature in the film. Including Anna Wintor gave a \u201ctoo meta\u201d effect, where the line between fiction and reality became too blurred \u2013 a similar effect to what was felt when a meme from the first film slipped into the second, angering viewers.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Anna was savagely cut from the production in order to keep the story accurate and separate from real life fashion moguls like Vogue and the rest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Surprisingly, Sydney Sweeney was another celebrity cameo cut from The devil Wears Prada 2. In the movie, Sydney played herself but had very little screen time. If anything it was more of an easter egg. The super short scene showed Sydney being styled by Emily Blunt\u2019s character, Emily Charlton, in a Dior office. And that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n The scene was removed whilst editing, reportedly due to creative structure and not performance. Filmmakers claimed Sydney\u2019s screentime didn\u2019t fit smoothly into the final narrative, according to reports from Entertainment Weekly.<\/a><\/p>\n A source explained how \u201cthe scene did not work structurally with the rest of the sequence\u201d, and, in the end, it was scrapped entirely, not because it wasn\u2019t good, but because it didn\u2019t quite fit.<\/p>\n A source claimed Sydney wasn\u2019t thrilled by the news either, after she was excited to be a part of the project.<\/p>\n via YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n OG viewers will remember Nate from the first movie, the cute boyfriend of Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway). Played by Adrien Grenier, he was actually supposed to make a return to the movie \u2013 and the excuse directors used for why he didn\u2019t is pretty silly.<\/p>\n Whilst only considered for a short return, a lot of people were disappointed to see he didn\u2019t make an appearance. The director confirmed that a cameo was discussed, however it didn\u2019t work due to scheduling issues and production timing. Boring!<\/p>\n Can\u2019t imagine thinking you\u2019re gonna be in a huge movie and then all your scenes get cut. BLEAK. Rip Conrad Ricamora(\u2018s character) pic.twitter.com\/q45nTRC76S<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Meech (@MediumSizeMeech) May 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n It was decided that Andy\u2019s roommate, played by Conrad, would not make a return to the sequel. But the final decision was made after Conrad was cast and completed filming for the movie \u2013 brutal.<\/p>\n The decision ultimately came after test screenings, where audiences were confused about the character\u2019s relevance. Others thought it wasn\u2019t right for Andy to still have a roommate 20 years later, according to Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n Conrad took it on the chin, saying he understood the reasoning and still valued the experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nSydney Sweeney<\/h2>\n
Adrian Grenier (Nate)<\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\nConrad Ricamora<\/h2>\n